Celebrity Life
‘No Shelf Life Now’: The Big Business of Interpolating Old Songs for New Hits
Interpolation-loving artists like Olivia Rodrigo, Ava Max, and Doja Cat are leading a radical shift in the way the music industry thinks about catalog usage. How far can the trend go?
Should Marilyn Manson and R. Kelly Be Banned? More Importantly, Who Should Do It?
There is no obvious party in the music industry who is willing to play judge and jury when it comes to the catalogs of individuals accused of, or even convicted of, criminal behavior
Wave and Riot Games Are Teaming Up on a Concert for a Fictional Metal Band
Pentakill, a fictional heavy metal band that Riot Games created, will premiere a concert with the help of virtual-show startup Wave, whose investors include Scooter Braun and The Weeknd
Ryan Tedder is Music’s Most Under-the-Radar Mogul
"In the music industry, two plus two doesn’t equal four," says Tedder, whose band, OneRepublic, just released its first album in five years. "It equals banana."
Portrait of the Artist as a Mother
Inside the pain, sacrifice, and ultimate triumph of motherhood in music, a relentlessly male industry that discourages time off and asks female artists to tour while 38 weeks pregnant
‘No Reasonable Person’ Would Consider Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ Cover Child Porn, Lawyers Say
Four criminal defense attorneys explain why they think the now-grown baby on the 1991 album cover doesn't have a case
Music Distribution Is Getting More Transparent. It’s About Damn Time
In the latest big wave of a rising tide, distributor and payment platform Stem will reveal new software that helps artists recoup loans and track earnings with more ease
Spotify Took Down Their Music. They Still Don’t Know Why
Indie artists with legitimate fans seem to be the collateral damage in Spotify's war against music-streaming bots and artificial listeners
Live Music’s Long-Awaited Return Is in Hot Water… Again
Artists and showrunners are adopting vaccine requirements amid a surge in cases from Covid’s Delta variant, but live music's 2021 return looks shaky regardless: "It’s been in the back of everybody’s mind watching the numbers"
Aerosmith Hands Entire Catalog to Universal Music Group
Universal will take on Aerosmith's entire recorded music catalog in 2022 — even the chunk that's currently released via Sony and Columbia
A BTS-Backed Social Network for Fandoms Wants to Revolutionize Stan Culture
Fave is creating a safe space for fans to do things like share videos, compete in prize-unlocking contests, and go into business with their beloved stars via an "Etsy for user-generated merch" marketplace
The Heartbreak Key
D minor plays on our rawest emotion — but in contemporary music, even the most somber of artists tend to avoid it